The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 322
I don't know if it was because of Gao Suyu's incident that really stimulated Jia Baoyu, this guy didn't see a single foreigner every day, so he just studied hard behind closed doors.All the maids around were driven away, leaving only a few useful ones such as Qingwen and Sheyue.Although Xiren has passed Minglu to be an aunt, Jia Baoyu's visits to her room have become less and less, and he doesn't even laugh with the little maids anymore.

Jia Baoyu was originally a smart kid, but if he puts even the slightest bit of effort into his studies, Jia Huan and Jia Lan can't catch up even if they work together.No wonder Jia Zheng hated this son so much at the beginning, but when he saw that he was willing to study hard, he put Jia Lan aside and concentrated on teaching Baoyu's studies every day.

Mrs. Song was very sad for Gao Suyu's behavior, and felt ashamed of Jia's mother, so she came to apologize in person, and brought her pregnant daughter-in-law Xiuyan to accompany her.Mother Jia's calculations sounded, and after careful consideration, this scandal has already happened, and in the future, she will completely cut off contact with the Beijing Palace.If you really don't care about it and offend the Shangshu Mansion, the Rongguo Mansion will really lose more than it gains.It's better to let the Song family always feel that they owe them a favor, and it will be good to still have Baoyu in the future.

Jia's mother treated Mrs. Song more politely, and Mrs. Song was moved by the trouble, and vowed to find another lady from a famous family with good character for Jia Baoyu.

The old lady didn't take it seriously. In fact, she had long since distrusted Mrs. Song's unreliable behavior.However, Xiuyan's mother-in-law really put this matter at the top of the list, mobilizing the people around her to look around as soon as she got home.All the face-worthy icemen in the capital were invited to the Shangshu Mansion, and these icemen held the news of the ladies in the capital.I heard that Mrs. Song wants to be a matchmaker, and everyone will not try hard to curry favor, just want to build a relationship with the Song family!
After thinking about it for seven or eight days, a girl came into Mrs. Song's sight.This girl and Xing Xiuyan had a lot of fate, they had been neighbors before, but it was Zuo Mingfang, the second young lady of the Zuo family.

After Zuo Mingyue's death, the Zuo family seldom interacted with people in Fengwei Hutong. The Gong family even moved out of the main house and opened a small Buddhist hall in the backyard. .Zuo Mingfang, who had a delicate temperament back then, has been completely reborn, not only looks more and more like her dead sister Zuo Mingyue, but even her demeanor is imitated.

How gentle and virtuous Zuo Mingyue was back then, how tender and virtuous Zuo Mingfang is today.Such a girl was placed in front of Jiamu, and the old lady naturally liked it very much.In addition, the Zuo family only has one daughter, so the dowry will not be thin.Mrs. Zuo's official reputation has always been very good, if it wasn't for the incident of the Qi family that year that killed the eldest lady, Zuo Mingfang would not have stayed in the boudoir for so long.

Jia Baoyu was completely different from the previous one, he was always indifferent to this marriage, without any enthusiasm.Jia's mother and Jia Zheng only thought that the child was hurt by Gao Suyu, and after a year or two, he would forget about it after he passed the filial piety period.Who would have thought later that Jia Baoyu would have become a person who cut off love, and Zuo Mingfang was too gentle, and after several years of marriage, she gave birth to a frail eldest son under the pressure of the elders, almost cutting off their love. A family of blood.

The end of the new year was approaching, and because of Xiaozong's illness, the palace did not arrange a grand banquet. Only Li Jing and Zhengde supported Xiaozong to visit the Supreme Emperor on the first day of the Lunar New Year.The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty kowtowed to Xiaozong three times outside the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony as a New Year greeting in the cold wind.

The emperor smiled and ordered Dai Quan to share the rewards from the palace, which were nothing more than some pea yellows, date cakes, and preserved snowflakes made by the imperial dining room. Although the things were small, if any family didn't get them this year, they would lose a lot of respect.

The outer court didn't make any big moves, so the harem was naturally deserted.Xue Baochai called Aunt Xue into the palace to visit, and the rest of the concubines also depended on each other.Aunt Xue saw that her daughter's demeanor was no longer the same as before, and she couldn't help secretly praising her daughter for being wise back then.

But the only fly in the ointment is that the daughter has never been able to conceive the prince since she entered the palace.

"The famous doctors in the imperial hospital, why didn't you check them carefully? If you can really give birth to a son and a half daughter, the emperor will like you even more. The servants look at it, almost everyone in this palace has become the fifth prince. In this world, if the empress does not act again, I am afraid that the little prince will not have a foothold in the future!" Aunt Xue persuaded.

Xue Baochai smiled helplessly: "The empress has been on guard against this palace for a long time, thinking that under her cruel hands, how can this palace have any hope? What my mother said is right, the situation in the court is gradually becoming clearer, and the fifth prince is the heir. , whoever will become the emperor in the future, the title of a queen mother in this palace cannot escape."

Aunt Xue's heart skipped a beat, she quickly glanced privately, seeing that there was no one in the hall, and then asked in a low voice: "Could it be that the emperor revealed something to the empress? Or did the fifth prince promise the empress something?"

"Those censors in the outer court forbade the Xue family to have a queen, saying that according to the rules of the ancestors, a merchant woman is not allowed to be the noble master. Hmph, the palace will be pressed on top of the new king, and he will be greeted by the new king every day. Look at those sour What else can the corrupt censors have to say." Xue Baochai sneered: "Mother, don't worry, since I said this, there must be a reason. At that time, we will be serious relatives. Mother will definitely restrain my brother, and I will be in charge Hall of the Empress Dowager, if you don’t believe that the Xue family will never produce a queen!”

With her daughter's words, Aunt Xue was determined, and even visited Xing Mansion and Xiuyan's Yaju frequently after she left home.

Years later, Daiyu came to see Xiuyan with her arms in her arms. She was wrapped in a small brocade quilt, her small body was warm, and only her white and clean face was exposed, like glutinous rice dumpling, which made Xiuyan want to take a bite.

Brother Chafu was also there, very excited to see his little niece, sitting cross-legged on the bed with short legs, reaching out to Daiyu to hug her.Xiuyan flicked Fu Ge'er's bare forehead and scolded with a smile: "You have small arms and legs, it's hard to grab an apple, and you still want to hug one? Don't be afraid of flashing your waist!"

Brother Fu is smart early, and he can already speak simple words. Hearing that his sister despises him so much, he immediately rubs his bitter face in front of Daiyu's eyes, and wants to hug him reluctantly.

Daiyu couldn't, and didn't dare to hand over her daughter to the soft brother Fu, so she had to let the two children lie side by side on the bed, one fell asleep unconsciously, and the other frequently touched the little girl's apple with dishonest hands Face.

Daiyu was distracted from taking care of her daughter, while stroking Xiuyan's pointed belly: "This must be a boy, brother-in-law must be very happy!"

Xiuyan smiled and said: "He will only be happy about what I give birth to. If he prefers sons to daughters, see how I can punish him. However, this child is surprisingly well-behaved. I can eat anything and never make a fuss. But since pregnancy Afterwards, this person's taste has really changed amazingly, the ones I didn't like before, now I will eat them desperately, I can eat two of Mom's stewed pig's trotters in one meal!"

Every time Xiuyan finishes eating, she feels a little embarrassed. The key point is that her mother's braised pig's trotters are really delicious.Mrs. Lu hasn't cooked in person for a few years. In fact, his craftsmanship is very good. The braised pig's trotters are stewed crystal clear, crispy and smooth. Let alone Xiuyan, who is greedy, it is Xing Zhong and Song Chen. Eating wine and nibbling in one place, you can go down three or four for a meal.

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PS: Xiao He who wrote it is hungry~~
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